I'm gonna lose my job....

I have this student who i want to smack the living day lights out of... She is rude, disrespectful and just a little *@$%#. My own child doesn't talk to me in a rude manner and I'll be damn if I'm going to let someone else's... She's freaking bipolar... One minute, she's smiling in my face... The next minute she's acting like the demon seed... She's a freaking nut and I can't stand her... Some people might read this and say how could you say that... Well, try teaching her for a period... You'll lose your damn mind too!!!!!!

Are you freaking kidding me???!!!!

Good thing I had a day's warning before I got the email from Dr. R at MSU... I am expected to bring two checks tomorrow to class... one for a $60 registration fee and one for a course fee of $295... What kind of crap is that??? An announcement comes over the p.a. system Thursday afternoon telling all Literacy teachers to check our boxes for an important opportunity... I check it and WOW!! -- there's a free graduate course for us at Montclair State... It's starting this Saturday so I fax my registration... Well... first day of class went great... I'm really excited about this course... but oh now, East Orange... good ol' East Orange... they failed to inform us that we would have to pay these fees.... (perhaps they didn't know...what--ever!!!)... Last I checked, I was a teacher... My bank account doesn't have money just sitting in it to give... I have two kids... That is a lot of money for me when I'm not expecting it...Hmmmm.... so, what should I do??? Should I not pay my son's high school tuition??? How about not pay my car insurance??? What a great opportunity...Yeah... well, now it's all screwed up... You know, I wouldn't have a problem with the fees if I had known... but I have one day's notice... and frankly, I'm pissed...

Hopes and Concerns

I love technology as much as I love literacy. I hope that I will gain new knowledge of technology and experience the cyber world in a new and exciting way. Although I am extemely excited about this journey, I am a little concerned that, with my other graduate studies, I may have taken on a bit much. I'm sure this concern won't last long because technology to me isn't work, it's fun. I'm here because my wonderful school district is paying for this course and who know when that will happen again. I hope to continue to excel in my quest to master technology and expand my expertise in this field.